Cherry Grove vs. Fire Island Pines: The Heated Rivalry

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Season 2, Episode 2: "Heated Rivalries"

We explore how the Fire Island Pines emerged from exclusion and competition with Cherry Grove. Original Pines entrepreneurs Peggy Fears and John Whyte set the stage for a sophisticated, private alternative to Cherry Grove. Plus– Architect Horace Gifford’s p*n lodge aesthetic, Calvin Klein’s Fire Island legacy and the glass palace “Reflections”—glossy 1980s visions of desire that still feel suspended in time.
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Finding Fire Island, the GLAAD-nominated documentary series and the first to document the history of Cherry Grove and The Fire Island Pines, is returning with a brand-new season.

Season Two focuses exclusively on The Pines, which is famous for its parties and exclusivity, but the series looks beyond the surface to the community who keep the fantasy alive. The Pines has become a canvas for queer imagination: in its architecture, its music, and the ways its residents come together to create something out of nothing.

Alongside longtime community members, Finding Fire Island also features Billy Porter, John Waters, Julio Torres (Saturday Night Live, HBO’s Fantasmas), DJ Lina Bradford, Tony-award winning Broadway producer/choreographer Jerry Mitchell, Peloton’s Cody Rigsby, comedian Jay Jurden, and Fire Island DJ legends Susan Morabito and Robbie Leslie.

Season One of Finding Fire Island featured Margaret Cho, Joel Kim Booster and Matt Rogers.
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Executive producer & Host: Jess Rothschild / https://www.instagram.com/jessxnyc/
Editing & Sound design: Caitlin Whyte
Video editing: Evelyn Dar
More info: https://www.findingfireisland.com/
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FOOTAGE COURTESY OF:
The Cherry Grove Archives Collection: https://cgarchives.org/
The Pines Historical Society: https://pineshistory.org/
Michele Hamparian: http://micheleonfilm.com | https://www.instagram.com/micheleonfilm/